James McBride
The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store
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Chicken Hill, Pottstown, Pennsylvania. The 1930s. The world of Moshe and Chona Ludlow. Moshe is a Jewish immigrant, a theater owner and entrepreneur. ...Read Review
Deacon King Kong
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This novel is set in a Brooklyn housing project called the Cause in 1969. The eponymous protagonist (also called Sportcoat), a widowed alcoholic and ...Read Review
The Good Lord Bird
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Was John Brown a terrorist, martyr, hero, lunatic, saint or deluded fool? After reading The Good Lord Bird I would still hesitate to ...Read Review
Song Yet Sung
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Written by the author of the bestselling memoir The Color of Water, this novel is set in the 1850s. Liz, a runaway slave, ...Read Review
Miracle At St. Anna
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For those not old enough to remember overt racism, this story will reveal just how bad it was for the soldiers of the 92...Read Review